Brush holder and closure therefor



H. D. NEFF Filed Nov. 8 1922 May 20, 1924.

BRUSH HOLDER AND CLOSURE THEREFOR ILHN,

Patented May 20, 1924.

UNITED STATES raam ,Y raar carica.

.HARRY D. NEFF, 0F STONEHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO REI-FILIT BROOM COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

BRUSH HOLDER AND CLOSURE THEREFOR.

Application led November 8,1922. Serial No. 599,663.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY I). NEFF, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stoneham, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Brush Holders and Clo sures Therefor, of which the following de scription, in connection with the accompany# ing drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

My present invention relates to brooms oi brushes, and more particularly to an improved holder for brooms and brushes of the reillable type.

In my Patent, No. 1,350,514 for broom holder, iv"dated August 24, 1920, I have described and claimed an improved holder for brush units, and in such application have disclosed a closure for said holder on the removal of which it is possible to insert or remove from the holder brush or broom units, said closure operating when vthe broom or brush units are inserted to clamp the same firmly in position in the holder, the closure forming, when in holding position, practically one side of the holder. With a form of closure disclosed in said application, however, the continual flexing of the broom in the opera-tion of using the same has been found to gradually loosen the locking means provided therefor with the result that, as the broom units wear, the difference in the sizes thereof occur, said closure has a tendency to fall out of position in the holder, necessitatingfrequent replacement thereof. In my present invention I have obviated the objection to the priorA form of construction noted above and have arranged the closure with a lower member attached thereto, or formed integral therewith, said member lying parallel to the main body of the closure, said parallelly arranged Ymember engaging with the lower edge of the holder and the lower edges of the opening therein, the closure with such newly added member cooperating with the holder and with the locking means on the closure to prevent inward swinging movement of said closure with respect to the holder about the locking means for the closure. Such construction forms, with the holder proper, a complete holder for brush or broom units in ywhich the brush units may be locked securely and with no possibility of the closure becoming separated accidentally from vthe holder. i f

The object of my invention, therefore, is an improved closure means for a holder for brush or broom units.

In the accompanying drawings illustrate ing the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of a broom holder with which my improve-d closure is associated;

Fig. 2 is avertical end section;

`F ig. 3 is a detail sectional view on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1; f

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional plan on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is'a detail sectionall view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Y

Referring to the drawings, I have shown a holder 12 comprised of front and back plates 10 and 11 respectively, such front' and back plates being secured together by rolling over onto each other and said front and back plates are provided with struck up strengthening ribs 13. Secured in the holder formed by the front and back plates in any` suitable manner is a partition 14,

and secured to the diaphragm 14 by lockingu members 15 is a socket 16 for a handle 17 of any usual or desired length. The upper end of the socket 16 is secured to the front and back plates 10 and 11 by folded over portions 18 and 19 respectively.. Be-V low the partition 14, and viewed in cross section, as shown in Fig. 2,.the front and back plates 10 and 11 delining a broom or brush unit holding chamber of which the upper portion is substantially wedge shaped, and the wall of the lower portion are substantially parallel to each other. In this chamber is adapted to fit a pluralityr of broom or brush units 20, theupper end of these units being formedA of a clasping ring or ban 21, the contour vof which, in side elevation as viewed in Fig. 2, corresponds with the contour of the chamber formed below the partition V14.

The front plate 10 has formed therein, and centrally thereof, an opening 22 that is substantially rectangular in shape and the upper end of which is rounded at 23. Above the upper limit of the opening 22 is provided a plurality of rectangular openings 24 that act as locking members in a manner to be hereinafter described. The front plate 10 adjacent the lower ends of the rectangular opening 22, is struck up at 25 to form a portion that extends parallel to, but stands out from, the main .portion of the front plate, as clearly shown in Fig. t.

26 designates the closure, the main portion thereof having a contour or shape, as viewed in end elevation or section, (see Fig. 2) corresponding with the contour of the chamber formed by the front and back plates 10 and 1l, respectively, below the partition 14, and formed integral with the closure 26, and at the top end thereof, is a locking plate 27 provided with struck up locking members 28 that cooperate with the rectangular opeiiings 2li in the front plate to maintain said locking plate in position, the partition 14' being provided on its front edge with a cut away portion 28 to allow locking plate 27 to move into locking position. Formed integral with the closure 26, and extending laterally downward from each side thereof, are members 29 .that engage with the portions 25 of the front plate to prevent outward movement of the lower end of the clo- Ysure 26 with respect to the front plate 1'0.

Secured to, or formed integral with, the lower edge of the closure 26 is a member 30 that lies outwardly of, and parallel to, the closure 26, this member 3() being -pro- Vvided at each end with members 31 spaced Y the lower end of the front plate 10.

With the construction above described,v

the rectangular slots 24 whereupon the clo sure 26 may be easily removed from the frontplate 10. JArfter the holder formed of re-'arranged within such holder, the closure the front and back plates 10 and 11 respectively have been filled with brush or broom units 20 in the'well known manner, or the brush or broom units 20 either renewed or 26 may be moved into position by sliding the saine upwardly, and when the upper edge of the extension 27 reaches the upper limit of the rectangular opening 22, a pressure is ap plied to allow the extension 27 to slide beneath or within the front plate 10s until the locking members 28 engage with the rectangular slots 24, members 31 finally coming into the posif tion shown in Fig. 1, the portions 25 being engaged on either side by the members 29 and 31, the locking members holding the closure 26 from accidental removal and the members 29 and 31 preventing outward or inward swinging movement respectively, of the' lower end of the closure 26 with respect to the front plate 10.

`While I have necessarily shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention somewhat in detail, it is to be understood that I may vary the size and arrangement of parts shown within wideV limits without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what;

I claim as new is: Y

1. An improved brush or broom holder comprising, in combination, front and backy plates, the combination defining a chamber, said front plate being provided with an opening, locking means in said front :plate above said opening, outwardly extending members on said holder lying parallel to said holder and at the lower end and at each side of the opening, a closure for said opening comprising a body portion, locking means at the top thereof cooperatingwith the locking means on the holder, laterally extending members at the lower end, and at each side, of said closure, cooperating means at the lower end of the closurel spaced apart from, and parallel to, the laterally eXtend ing means, said parallelly arranged means cooperating with the struck up portions whereby swinging movement of the closure about the locking means is prevented.

2. An improved closure for, broom or' brush holders of thetype described comprising a body member, locking means secured to the top edge thereof, laterally extending wings or members secured at each side and at the lower end thereof,rand spaced cooperating means secured rto vthe lower edge of the closure and lying parallel Vwith the laterally extending wings or members.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my' name to this specication.

HARRY'D. NEFF. 

